sober-minded

[soh-ber-mahyn-did]

adjective

1. rational; sensible.

Other Word Forms

• sober-mindedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sober-minded¹

First recorded in 1525–35

Example Sentences

A site for the Silicon Valley investor, circa 1996, was not a natural home for a sober-minded value investor.

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But the weirdest moment may be how the director decided to punctuate what was supposed to be a sober-minded press conference on Sept. 12 revealing the details of Robinson’s arrest.

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The second is Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a sober-minded leader long concerned about growing division, who recognizes that the last thing anyone needs right now is the temperature being dialed up any further.

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Dialing down the temperature with a sober-minded, fact-guided effort at giving Anthony due process would work out better for everyone in the community.

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Seemingly rational and sober-minded people everywhere where left asking themselves whether the late comedian Bill Hicks might have been right all along.

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